Greetings from guest blogger Janet! Hey, I've never blogged before! Anyway, our group of 5, Troy, Sara, Sarah, Hannah, & myself safely reached Trinidad Friday evening on time. We left Manhattan at 4:45 am on our way to KC for an 8:35 am takeoff. Our flights were really pretty smooth & the transition in Houston went very well. We had time to explore the airport and eat. Right after we got in the air from Houston they announced they'd be serving the meal shortly - we thought the plan was just a snack. But the airplane food was so good I think we pretty much ate it all. Everyone made it through customs just fine & we found the Gehrings waiting for us all in Camp Mennoscah t-shirts!!! Of course lots of hugs followed (and some tears at least for my part!). One step outside of the airport & we knew we weren't in KS anymore, no more 40 (F) weather for sure!
Yesterday was our 1st full day here. We made a trip to the supermarket for some immediate supplies (we'll hit the open air market tomorrow). I really enjoyed going to the store! I was surprised to see how many brands I recognized. Their rice section is huge! In the afternoon we joined a Diego Martin youth activity. There ended up being about 34 youth and adults. We drove a couple of hours up into the mountains (that alone was a very interesting experience!) then took a hike up to the top to see the view. There was a cave part way up that we stopped at on the way back down. At dusk the bats began to leave - there seemed to be millions - it was so amazing!
This morning we are splitting up and headed to 3 different Mennonite churches, Charlieville, Diego Martin, and Hope. We'll all gather at Hope for lunch and then begin our service this afternoon working on the Hope church building.
In closing, I'd just like to say how good it is to be here and want to thank all who helped make it be possible. We'll share more as the week goes along.
P.S. Roxy is as tall as she looks in the pictures!!!
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